Humour is a trait that can't be developed; either you have it or you don't. Some amongst us are blessed with it. In the hierarchy of the Bombay Orthopaedic Society, Dr. A. R. Karkhanis personifies this trait the most.

A hardcore "G. M. C.-ite" and student to the great Dr. K. S. Masalawala, Dr. J. C. N. Joshipura, and Dr. J. C. Taraporwala, Dr. Karkhanis developed a unique style of adding a quotient of humor to his scientific talks while delivering them with ease and lucidity. An ardent fan of the A. O. principles, he has convened & conducted a significant number of Fracture Fixation courses for the Bombay Orthopaedic Society during his tenure as an Honorary Professor & Head of Orthopaedics at the Cooper Hospital.

Extremely well-read and always willing to chip into a scientific argument, he has performed, presented and published exemplary clinical work in conferences all over the world. His case series includes the conservative management of long bone fractures using the Sarmiento technique of bracing and the Fixation of Intracapsular fractures of the neck and of the femur.

Dr. Karkhanis conducts his clinical practice at the Nanavati Hospital in Mumbai and was also the convener the J. C. Taraporewala Post Graduate Teaching Program of the B. O. S.